A piece of a Victorian home with Banksy's work on it was taken from San Francisco to Santa Barbara to be framed for display. Paul Schurch, second from right, speaks with Scott Haskins about framing the piece.

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Left to right, Scott Haskins, Francesca Ruggeri and Oriana Montemurro examine the piece by Banksy.

Paul Schurch takes a close look at the Banksy graffiti. Photo-6496141.88363 - SFGate

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A painting of a rat clutching a magic marker by the anonymous street artist Banksy is shown before its removal from the side of the Red Victorian inn at 1665 Haight St. in San Francisco. Banksy left the graffiti there in 2010.

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A worker prepares to remove a painting of a rat clutching a magic marker by the anonymous street artist Banksy, who left the graffiti in 2010 on the side of the Red Victorian inn at 1665 Haight St. in San Francisco. Art enthusiast Brian Greif is now seeking to restore and publicly display the piece.

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This Banksy piece depicts another rat in a cap. It was drawn at 1309 Howard St. in San Francisco during the artist's 2010 visit.

Banksy left his mark on New York City in 2013. A woman poses with a piece of street art, which depicts a heart-shaped balloon covered in bandages on Oct. 7, 2013 in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. The piece was defaced with red spray paint shortly after completion.

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Also in New York, Christina Ng poses in front of a new Bansky work with her dog Cece on Oct. 3, 2013.

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General views of a Banksy wall painting near Bethlehem on June 16, 2013, in central West Bank.

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Another view of a Banksy wall painting near Bethlehem on June 16, 2013.

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